Comparison

Cela vs Hide Car Plate

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Cela

This privacy-focused app automatically detects and blurs or pixelates license plates in your photos. It offers manual adjustment of the blur area and processes all images directly on your device, ensuring your data stays private. Share processed images easily to other applications.

Highlights
  • Automatic license plate detection
  • Mosaic or solid color blur options
  • Adjustable blur area
  • Direct sharing to other apps
  • 100% on-device processing
  • Supports various plate formats
Features
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【Celaとは】 写真に写ったナンバープレートを自動検出し、ワンタップで隠せるアプリです。 SNS投稿や車両写真の掲載前に、個人情報の写り込みをすばやく防げます。 【主な特徴】 ◆ 自動検出 - ナンバープレートを自動で見つけます。傾いたプレートにも対応 ◆ 3つの除去方法 - 塗りつぶし / モザイク(ぼかし)/ AIによる自然な背景補完 ◆ 精密調整 - 四隅をドラッグして検出範囲を微調整 ◆ 完全オフライン - インターネット接続不要、100%端末内で処理 ◆ プライバシー重視 - 写真データを外部に送信しません ◆ 書き出し形式を選択 - JPEG / PNG / HEIC と画質を設定可能 【こんな方におすすめ】 ・SNSに車の写真を投稿する方 ・中古車販売で車両写真を掲載する方 ・不動産写真で駐車場のナンバーを隠したい方 ・街の風景写真を共有する方 【使い方】 1. 写真を選ぶ 2. ナンバープレートを自動検出 3. 除去方法を選んで保存・共有 【対応ナンバープレート】 日本のナンバープレートの文字パターンに最適化しています。 ※ 検出結果は写真の条件によって異なります。共有前に仕上がりをご確認ください。 【プライバシー】 写真の処理はすべて端末内で完結します。 【Cela Proについて】 Cela Proは月額・年額(自動更新)と買い切りからお選びいただけます。無料版は1日5枚まで処理できます。 ・月額/年額プランは購入確認時にApple IDへ課金され、期間終了の24時間前までに解約しない限り自動更新されます。 ・購入後の管理・解約は「設定」>「Apple ID」>「サブスクリプション」から行えます。 利用規約: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Hide Car Plate

Features
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Before sharing a car photo, quickly hide the car number on any visible license plate. Instead of a blur or mosaic, NumberEraser composites a custom color, text or image plate onto the photo, so it keeps its look. Detection, editing and compositing run on your device. Your photos are not uploaded to a server. ■ When to use it - Before posting your car on social media - For used-car and parts listings on online marketplaces - When sharing car meet, event or road-trip photos with other people's cars in the frame - For blog and video thumbnails ■ Three steps 1. Choose a photo 2. License plates are detected automatically and a replacement plate is composited over them (drag the four corners to fine-tune, or add a plate by hand) 3. Save to your photos, or share to messaging apps and social media ■ Automatic license plate detection An on-device model detects each license plate and estimates its four corners. The replacement follows the angle of the original plate, and the photo is also checked in sections so small plates on cars in the background are easier to find. Choose a detection level - strict, standard or lenient - to balance false detections against missed plates. If a plate is missed, add a frame and adjust it by hand. ■ Why not just blur it? A blur or mosaic makes it obvious that something was hidden. NumberEraser composites a plain or text plate over the number instead, so the car photo keeps its look. The "Auto" plate fills in with the color of the plate in the photo, so it blends in with the car. ■ Composite plates you can choose or design Start from samples in the plate colors used in your region, or create your own: a solid color, a plate with text such as PRIVACY, or an imported image. Pick colors from a palette, a color picker, or with an eyedropper on the photo. Choose the border color and width and one of five fonts. ■ Blend into the photo For plates other than Auto, a slider pulls the composited plate toward the color of the plate in the photo, so it is less likely to stand out in a dark parking lot, evening light or shade. ■ Plate shapes by region Plate previews follow the proportions used in Japan; North America; Europe, the UK and Korea; China; and Australia and New Zealand, and can be switched at any time. ■ Privacy - License plate detection and compositing run on your device; your photos themselves are not sent to a server - Saved images do not carry over the original photo's EXIF metadata, including location - Your original photo is left unchanged; the edited photo is saved as a new image - The app is free and shows ads

Screenshots

Cela4 screens
Hide Car Plate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Cela at none against Hide Car Plate's shown. Hide Car Plate's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 8 days) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 18.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cela ships an update every 8 days, Hide Car Plate every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Cela versus Hide Car Plate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCelaHide Car Plate
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size215 MB104 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUnderSoil, Inc.QuickServe Corporation

In-app purchases

None

Cela

No in-app purchases

None

Hide Car Plate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cela free?
Cela is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hide Car Plate free?
Hide Car Plate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cela or Hide Car Plate have ads?
Hide Car Plate shows ads; Cela does not.
Which is updated more often, Cela or Hide Car Plate?
Cela ships an update every 8 days, and Hide Car Plate every 2 days. Most recently, Cela was updated on November 5, 2026 and Hide Car Plate on October 29, 2026.

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